Everything we know about Game of Thrones season 8

Ditch the ones Game of Thrones blues, we are already taking a look to the following season to get our fill of Westeros. While we know that season 8 would be the closing within the GoT franchise, we don’t know an terrible lot extra about anything however right here’s what we have outstanding thus far…

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How will it finish?

Before season seven was once aired, Kit Harington informed Jimmy Kimmel Live! that they filmed a couple of eventualities with characters that received’t in truth meet and it sort of feels the similar might be executed for season 8 to make certain that there might not be any spoilers.

After season seven was once plagued by means of hackers leaking episodes early, HBO’s president of programming Casey Bloys defined all the way through a speech at Moravian College, “I know in Game of Thrones, the finishing, they’re going to shoot a couple of variations in order that no person actually is aware of what occurs.”

He endured, “You have to do that on a long show. Because when you’re shooting something, people know. So, they’re going to shoot multiple versions so that there’s no real definitive answer until the end.”

When will season 8 get started?

There isn’t set air date for season 8. But there have been rumours flying about that it’ll no longer air until 2019 as they haven’t even began filming but, however we’re hoping that they’re going to no longer make us wait that lengthy. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has showed that season 8 begins filming in October, he defined, “We go back in October, so maybe in the next few weeks, we’ll get the scripts and I’ll find out. I’m very curious.”

If closing season is anything else to head by means of, manufacturing began in September after which aired in July. This implies that we may be able to have Game of Thrones again on our TV display by means of August subsequent 12 months. So, we may wish to wait until subsequent summer season for iciness to come back as soon as once more. Bring on 2018!

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How many episodes will there be?

While there’ll simplest be six episodes in season 8, making it the shortest of the entire seasons, HBO president Casey Bloys steered that each and every episode is also feature-length or round 80 mins just like the finale. He mentioned “I imagine they’ll be longer but … I’m not sure”

He endured, “We haven’t had that discussion yet because I don’t know how long the episodes are going to be. Two hours per episode seems like it would be excessive, but it’s a great show, so who knows?”

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GoT enthusiasts, haven’t any worry, there also are a whopping 4 prequels within the early levels of construction over at HBO and we had been informed that they’re going to be recognizable to enthusiasts such a lot of include the homes that we’ve come to know and love.

Jane Goldman, screenplay creator of Kingsman: The Secret Service and one of the writers taking a whack at recreating the GoT magic showed, “Yeah, it would be recognisable as a past event, but I think that’s probably as far as I can go.”

It has additionally been reported that each and every episode with price round a whopping $15 million (over £11 million), only a informal $five million greater than closing 12 months.

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What will occur?

The scripts have supposedly been written and even though the solid and writers have were given superb at preserving tight-lipped about the tale traces, HBO has been subjected to leaks. One Reddit person posted the description of the first actual episode with the second one to apply, however let’s wait until Tuesday to check that, as a result of who needs SPOILERS?

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Who might be in it?

A fan website, Watchers of the Wall have introduced that there might be 8 new characters to tackle small however crucial roles. The creators over at GOT are on the lookout for a Mercenary, a Northern farmer, a sassy and tasty woman, a Northern sentry, a sailor and guard #1 and #2.

Although Lena Headey AKA Cersei Lannister informed Time, “I [assumed] oh, I’m going to die. And then, I went straight to the end. I was really in shock. I think obviously, now, there’s got to be some body count at the end of [season] 8.”

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Who will after all take the Iron Throne?

Well, is not that the million greenback query? William Hill are in truth permitting folks to position bets on who they believe would be the eventual ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Unsurprisingly given the revelation that he’s the rightful inheritor, odds on Jon Snow are nine/four, intently adopted by means of Daenerys Targaryen at four/1, Cersei Lannister 7/1, The Night King 8/1 and Tyrion Lannister 10/1.

The underdogs Gendry, Samwell Tarly and Sansa Stark are all set at is at 12/1, and regarded as probably the most not going, the chances on Gilly taking the Iron Throne is at 250/1.